The Romanian legend The Dracula was the 15 century ruler Vlad Tepes (1431 – 1476).The legend of Dracula , very popular all over the world , has been inspired from the life of real character , Romanian prince Vlad Tepes , name by his enemies Dracula. He was burn , in 1456 – 62, and, for three months in 1476. He belonged to the regent family Basarab. One of the merits of Vlad his rule there was relative political stabily. He also started to organize the country on social, political and cultural levels. But his biggest merit is that his succeeded in regaining the countries independents from Turkish influence. He was regarded by the western powers as the leader of the anti-ottoman crusade. He was on who dare to stand against Mohammed II or Mohammed the conqueror, maybe the biggest sultan in the history of the Ottoman Empire. In this light, for Romanians, Vlad Tepes was a good king. But, how did the legend start? The first fact, witch generated the legend, was his cruelties. In his attempt to eradicate social problems, like corruption and steels, and for discourage his enemies, Vlad Tepes used strange methods of killing peoples, like the impaling. Legend side that, in his time, like an effect of the method, all fountains on the roads had gold cups and nobody dared to steel them.The second fact was his name. The origin of it comes from his father. Both father and son hat the given name Vlad. The names “Dracul’’ and “Dracula ‘’and really neaknames. Both of this niknames had two meanings. “ Dracula ‘’ meant devil in addition it mint “ dragon ‘’. In 1431, the Holy Roman Emperator Sigisnud invested Vlad, the father with the order of Dragon. It also seems probable that when the simple people saw Vlad the father bring the standard with the dragon symbol they interpreted it as a sign that he was new in league with the devil. As for the son he had two nicknames: Vlad Tepes which signifies Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, a diminutive for “son of the dragon’’. Because in many languages, there interchangeability of the words “devil’’ and “vampire’’ might be one of the reason, of the association of Vlad Tepes with vampirism. In the middle age, there was some legends about the Romanian prince which probably inspired the modern books about him.
The Dracula was the 15 century ruler Vlad Tepes (1431 – 1476).The legend of Dracula , very popular all over the world , has been inspired from the life of real character , Romanian prince Vlad Tepes , name by his enemies Dracula. He was burn , in 1456 – 62, and, for three months in 1476. He belonged to the regent family Basarab. One of the merits of Vlad his rule there was relative political stabily. He also started to organize the country on social, political and cultural levels.
But his biggest merit is that his succeeded in regaining the countries independents from Turkish influence. He was regarded by the western powers as the leader of the anti-ottoman crusade. He was on who dare to stand against Mohammed II or Mohammed the conqueror, maybe the biggest sultan in the history of the Ottoman Empire. In this light, for Romanians, Vlad Tepes was a good king.
But, how did the legend start?
The first fact, witch generated the legend, was his cruelties. In his attempt to eradicate social problems, like corruption and steels, and for discourage his enemies, Vlad Tepes used strange methods of killing peoples, like the impaling.
Legend side that, in his time, like an effect of the method, all fountains on the roads had gold cups and nobody dared to steel them.The second fact was his name.
The origin of it comes from his father. Both father and son hat the given name Vlad. The names “Dracul’’ and “Dracula ‘’and really neaknames.
Both of this niknames had two meanings. “ Dracula ‘’ meant devil in addition it mint “ dragon ‘’. In 1431, the Holy Roman Emperator Sigisnud invested Vlad, the father with the order of Dragon. It also seems probable that when the simple people saw Vlad the father bring the standard with the dragon symbol they interpreted it as a sign that he was new in league with the devil. As for the son he had two nicknames: Vlad Tepes which signifies Vlad the Impaler and Dracula, a diminutive for “son of the dragon’’.
Because in many languages, there interchangeability of the words “devil’’ and “vampire’’ might be one of the reason, of the association of Vlad Tepes with vampirism.
In the middle age, there was some legends about the Romanian prince which probably inspired the modern books about him.